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Santa%20maria Name Meaning

Spanish (Santa María; also Santamaría) Catalan and Italian (also Santamaria):: habitational name from any of numerous places so named from the dedication of their churches to the Virgin Mary (or in some cases to some other Saint Mary; see Maria ) of which there are over 150 examples in Italy alone. in some cases possibly from the personal name Santa Maria of the same derivation as in 1 above.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Santa Ana, Santa Lucia, St. Marie, Santa Croce, San Martin

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